Homecoming a learning experience for Purdue's Matt Painter

8:36 AM,
Sep. 30, 2013

Head coach Matt Painter yells at the officials after Purdue was whistled for a charging foul against Penn State Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Mackey Arena. Purdue beat Penn State 60-42 to improve to 8-8 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play.

Written by

Ken Thompson
Journal and Courier

Matt Painter spent the 2004-05 basketball season not only as Gene Keady's associate head coach but getting a postgraduate education on what Purdue University has to offer.

"I don't think you really know a lot about an institution until you work at that institution," Painter said. "You assume you know about your major, you know about the friends, the teammates, the people you hang out with. You know a certain part of campus, but you don't know the entire campus, the entire faculty.

"When I came back to Purdue ... I was shocked. I needed to do my homework on Purdue because I don't know other fields of ...